Deep Instinct Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 14,2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

     Deep Instinct was selected for its potential to significantly impact

business and society through new technologies, and advance the Fourth

Industrial Revolution

    Deep Instinct [http://www.deepinstinct.com ], the first company to apply

deep learning to cybersecurity, was selected among hundreds of candidates as

one of the World Economic Forum's "technology pioneers", a selection of the

world's most innovative companies. Emerging out of stealth mode in November

2015, Deep Instinct's patent-pending application of deep learning to

cybersecurity results in cutting-edge capabilities of unmatched accurate

detection and real-time prevention. Leveraging the capabilities associated with

deep learning, Deep Instinct provides instinctive protection on any device,

platform, and operating system.

    The World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers community are early-stage

companies from around the world that are involved in the design, development

and deployment of new technologies and innovations, and are poised to have a

significant impact on business and society. The 30 technology pioneers that

made it to the final selection are active in artificial intelligence, augmented

reality, autonomous vehicles, biotechnology, blockchain,  cybersecurity, the

(industrial) internet of things, and other pioneering technologies. Many

Pioneers will attend the Annual Meeting in Davos, in January 2018, and continue

to participate in dedicated Technology Pioneer community events in the course

of the next two years.

    "We welcome Deep Instinct in this group of extraordinary pioneers," says

Fulvia Montresor, Head of Technology Pioneers at the World Economic Forum. "We

hope that thanks to this selection, the World Economic Forum can facilitate

greater collaboration with business leaders, governments, civil society and

other relevant individuals to accelerate the development of technological

solutions to the world's greatest challenges."

    "We are truly honored to be acknowledged as a Technology Pioneer by the

World Economic Forum. Being recognized for our innovative thinking and

breakthrough application of deep learning technology is a great honor," said

Guy Caspi, CEO of Deep Instinct. "Behind this distinguished award is our

relentless drive for innovation, applying for the first-time deep learning to

cybersecurity and empowering enterprises' cybersecurity capabilities with

instinctive, real-time protection from the next unexpected attack."

    The World Economic Forum announced today its selection of the world's 30

most promising Technology Pioneers 2017, which were selected by a selection

committee [http://www3.weforum.org/docs/TP/WEF_TP_SelectionCommittee.pdf ] of

more than 60 academics,  entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and corporate

executives. Notable members of the committee include Geoffrey Moore (Adviser,

Geoffrey Moore Consulting, USA), Yossi Vardi (Chairman, International

Technologies, Israel) and Lee Sang-Yup (Distinguished Professor and Dean, Korea

Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea). The committee

based its decisions on criteria including innovation, potential impact and

leadership. Past recipients include Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla,

Palantir Technologies, Scribd, Spotify, Twitter and Wikimedia. The full list of

recognized Technology Pioneers can be viewed here [http://wef.ch/techpioneers17

]

    All info on this year's Technology Pioneers can be found here:

http://wef.ch/techpioneers17

    More information on past winners can be found here

[http://www.weforum.org/community/technology-pioneers ].

    About Deep Instinct

    Deep Instinct is the first company to apply deep learning to cybersecurity.

Leveraging deep learning's predictive capabilities, Deep Instinct's on-device,

proactive solution protects against zero-day threats and APT attacks with

unmatched accuracy. Deep Instinct provides comprehensive defense that is

designed to protect against the most evasive unknown malware in real-time,

across an organization's endpoints, servers, and mobile devices. Deep

learning's capabilities of identifying malware from any data source results in

comprehensive protection on any device and operating system. Deep Instinct is

headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel and has offices in San Francisco, CA. For

more information about Deep Instinct, visit: http://www.deepinstinct.com

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    About World Economic Forum

    The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is

the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum

engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape

global, regional and industry agendas. (http://www.weforum.org).

     Press Contacts:

     Deep Instinct

     Maya Schirmann, CMO, +972-3-545-6600

     media@deepinstinct.com

     or

     PAN Communications for Deep Instinct

     Alexandra Evans, +1-617-502-4300

     aevans@pancomm.com

    Source: Deep Instinct